Color
#aa0823
#aa0823rgb(170, 8, 35)hsl(350, 91%, 35%)oklch(0.468 0.185 22.9)Colors that go with #aa0823
Royal Blue, Teal and Crimson lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Royal Blue #4169e1
triadicshippedRoyal Blue completes a triad with #aa0823 — three hues spaced evenly round the wheel, the classic way to get energy into a palette without a clash.
Teal #008080
complementaryshippedTeal sits directly opposite #aa0823 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #aa0823 in 6 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Vodafone's brand system, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with #aa0823: 8 real palettes, including State Farm's brand system and Campbell's's brand system, as the accent.
Goldenrod #daa520
shippedGoldenrod shows up next to #aa0823 in 4 real palettes, including Fireside and Noir Beauty, as the accent.
Slate Gray #708090
shipped5 real palettes, including Newsprint and Typewriter put Slate Gray beside #aa0823, as the supporting colour.
Steel Blue #4682b4
split-complementshippedSteel Blue is a split-complement of #aa0823: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #aa0823: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Real palettes that use #aa0823
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #aa0823 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7.59:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 2.77:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #aa0823 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#aa0823 reads as warm, vivid, playful. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #aa0823 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/aa0823-c49c9e-62cb87-2d231f-f1e9ee?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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